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The eight-tonne Tiangong-1 was mostly burnt up when it entered the Earth's atmosphere in the central region of the South Pacific at around 8:15 am Beijing time, China's Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) said.
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A defunct Chinese space lab hurtled through Earth`s atmosphere on Monday, breaking up into piece as it headed towards a watery grave in the South Pacific.
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Analysts have claimed that the 8.5-tonne module could smash into the American state of Michigan on April 3.
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Although most of the craft will burn up when it ploughs into the atmosphere, between 10 and 40 percent of its mass could survive and plunge to Earth.
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Tiangong was launched by China in 2011 as part of a plan to show off its position as a global superpower.
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In September 2016, scientists at China's CNSA space agency admitted to having lost control of the lab, saying that it would be crash-landing on Earth. 
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Tiangong was launched by China as part of a plan to show off its position as a global superpower. 
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Considering all goes well, China will launch Tianzhou-1 – China’s first refueling and cargo vessel – which will visit Tiangong-2 in the first half of the next year. Long March 7 rocket will be used to blast Tianzhou-1.






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